UK mainstream media blame Brexit for Lloyds job losses, but did they lie?

I’ve often complained online that UK mainstream media has been spinning stories and been less than truthful with the UK public, particularly when it comes to the subject of Brexit.

Our media run a heavy-handed campaign during the EU Referendum, leaving little doubt as to which side of the fence they were on. I watched on results night and at one point I thought they’d cry on BBC as the realisation Brexit had won kicked in.

Today’s scaremongering was blatant. Both main news channels announced that Lloyds were cutting an additional 3,000 staff and closing a further 200 branches, in addition to the 9,000 staff and 200 branches already announced a while back. Both used headlines that suggested this was as a result of Brexit.